Here’s the link to @benmckenzie.bsky.social ‘s Bluesky profile.

Ben McKenzie signs his book in the lobby

Ben McKenzie at “Everyone is Lying to You for Money” at Princeton Garden.

His film asks why so many people eagerly trade in government-backed dollars for fake money. Some point to valid uses, but 90% of crypto’s valuation is based on enthusiasm and widespread manipulation by the industry owners.

A tweet from Pope Leo XIV that reads: “When simulation becomes the norm, it weakens the human capacity for discernment. As a result, our social bonds close in upon themselves, forming self-referential circuits that no longer expose us to reality. We thus come to live within bubbles, impermeable to one another. Feeling threatened by anyone who is different, we grow unaccustomed to encounter and dialogue. In this way, polarization, conflict, fear and violence spread. What is at stake is not merely the risk of error, but a transformation in our very relationship with truth.”

Apparently the Pope has read Baudrillard.

I'm encouraged that we are collectively returning to treating this administration's behavior as highly abnormal instead of inevitable.

When twitter was perceived as liberal it was a bubble and people should not take it seriously. But now that it's a cesspool of right-wing propaganda it's the Soul of America and the libs ignore it at their peril

WATCH — @warnock.senate.gov: “ICE has more funding than the Marines. And Republicans are saying ‘if you don’t give this overgrown paramilitary force of masked agents more money, we’re going to leave TSA workers unpaid.’” 🤔

Trump said Iran had until 7:44 PM to open Hormuz or he would bomb power plants.

Iran said it would bomb desalination plants in response.

Iran still refuses to open the Straits.

Trump announces he will not bomb power plants, citing “peace talks.”

Iran denies peace talks.

BREAKING: A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration's restrictions on journalists at the Pentagon are unconstitutional.

The government doesn't get to decide what news the public has access to.

When the president announces the state of things (like his war on Iran) based on his whim of the moment, serious journalists and headline writers need to address the truth at the very top. We can’t keep making the same mistakes.

The host was in the both sides camp, it seems. Or at least she wasn’t able to connect that the extremists in the Republican party are enabled by practically the whole party.

I looked for about 20 minutes for videos that show other protesters involved and found zero. I did see videos showing police officers cleanly pinning the two attackers to the ground. You are free to believe otherwise but I am skeptical of your claims.

Evidence?

The people counter protesting the anti-Muslim rally did not throw the homemade bombs. These two guys were acting on their own and endangered everyone there.

No. These two idiots were supposedly defending their faith in a way that contradicts their faith. Nothing about this indicates they are left or right.

This should be good.

UPDATE: Local Men Charged With Attempting Terrorist Attack - NewtownPANow.com "They are suspected of coming here to commit an act of terrorism," New York City's mayor said.

A Republican running for US Senate in Florida held an anti-Muslim rally outside of Gracie Mansion, home to NYC Mayor Mamdani. Others came to protest against the rally. Then these two PA guys tossed two homemade bombs into the crowd, allegedly on behalf of ISIS.

newtownpanow.com/2026/03/09/n...

Trump’s budget bill benefits private immigration detention companies that donated to Trump - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington President Trump’s budget bill paves the way for a huge windfall to private immigration detention companies that donated big to support Trump

Of course this is stating the obvious, but it’s never too often to remind people that this is actually about corporate greed.

www.citizensforethics.org/reports-inve...

Adam Serwer: “The spread of anti-vax conspiracy theories is just another example of the gullicism that defines our age. The cynicism is highly selective: Gullicists see everyone’s hidden motives—except when they don’t.”

DHS detains US citizen from Evanston at O'Hare, releases her in Wisconsin after nearly 2 days The woman's family said federal agents told them that she was not in custody despite her phone location previously showing her at the Broadview facility.

“At some point, the family said, they lost Naqvi's location that was being shared from her phone. Relatives said federal agents continued to tell them that Naqvi was not in custody, despite her location previously showing her at the Broadview Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility.”

BREAKING:

The Justice Department just posted online three FBI interviews that had been missing from the massive trove of Epstein files initially released.

They're related to unsubstantiated sexual assault allegations against Donald Trump.

DOC 1: www.justice.gov/epstein/file...

So many horrific policies are merging at this Texas concentration camp for pregnant immigrant girls.

Right now, there's open grumbling on the right -- Ted Cruz said there was no need for war and even lickspittles like Matt Walsh are having trouble with the quick reversal here -- but that window will close and they'll circle the wagons soon enough.

Dems need to be vocal and unsparing now.

This is how I understand it, too.

This clip is an absolute must watch.

The Trump-Epstein files are not going away.

Will newsroom leaders report accurately and frame the US/Trump bombing #Iran as an act of “war”?

So far…
“strike”
“attack”

#LanguageMatters

Look for large segments of the American news media, thirsty for war news, to instantly forget that the Trump regime lies to the public all the time.

Oh no.

This is so so so bad. CNN is about to be under the control of Paramount, which means it will go the way of CBS, and the last remaining non-state cable news will be MSNOW.

Margaret Sullivan writes:
“As media companies become more consolidated, and ever more in the hands of the richest Americans, priorities change radically.…

The dominoes of capitulation seem to tumble voluntarily.

“The government doesn’t have to formally censor anyone,” wrote Parker Molloy.”